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Animal Adaptations

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A trait or behavior that helps organisms survive and reproduce 
a)
Instinct
b)
revolt
c)
adaptation 
d)
habitat
2.
What does it mean to hibernate?
a)
To change your physical characteristics
b)
To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter
c)
To travel to a warmer location
d)
To blend in with the environment
3.
Animals that adapt...
a)
Stay the same
b)
Change certain characteristics to survive
4.
What is it called when an organism changes color to blend in with their environment?
a)
Camoflauge
b)
Blending
c)
Fashion
d)
Adaptation
5.
Physical or behavioral adaptation: A hedgehog rolls itself into a ball for protection.
a)
Physical Adaptation
b)
Behavioral Adaptation
6.
Physical or behavioral adaptation: Desert animals burrow in the ground to avoid the heat.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)
Physical Adapatation
7.
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a)
a turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine fish
c)
a rabbit burrowing underground
d)
a viper biting when threatened
8.
The ears of this fox are an example of...
a)
A behavioral adaptation
b)
Poor breeding
c)
A physical adaptation
d)
Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong
9.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To escape animals
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
10.

What do organisms need to survive?

a)

water

b)

sunlight

c)

oxygen

d)

All of the above

11.
What is the scientific term for an animal that is eaten by another animal?
a)
predator
b)
dinner
c)
prey
d)
food
12.

Which of the following animals have webbed feet?

a)

lion

b)

koala

c)

duck

d)

bat

13.

Identify the animal that sleep through the winter months.

a)

Bear

b)

Human

c)

Cat

d)

Sheep

14.

Birds that can fly have lightweight hollow bones.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The thick layer of fat under the skin of Polar animals is known as __________.

a)

Furfat

b)

Blubber

c)

Flubber

d)

Polar Fat

16.

Choose the odd one out

Fish, Octopus, Frog, Dolphin

a)

Fish

b)

Octopus

c)

Frog

d)

Dolphin

17.

Choose the odd one out

Seal, Penguin, Polar bear, Lizard

a)

Seal

b)

Penguin

c)

Polar bear

d)

Lizard

18.

Which are the examples for Carnivores

a)

Eagle

b)

Vulture

c)

Bear

d)

Lion

19.

An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

a)

niche

b)

structure

c)

characteristic

d)

adaptation

20.
Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?
a)
looking like a dangerous animal
b)
being the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)
c)
having sharp claws or a strong shel
d)
having only a few young and caring for them
21.

A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat. This is an example of _____.

a)

an adaptation

b)

environment

c)

response

d)

stimulus

22.

How do adaptations help animals?

a)

To escape animals

b)

to hunt for food

c)

to survive in their habitats

d)

All of these are correct

23.

Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate forest

c)

Grassland

d)

Tropical Rainfroest

24.
Which of the following is an adaptation that helps a seal survive in the COLD?
a)
blubber
b)
body shape
c)
skin color
d)
sharp teeth
25.
The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This is:
a)
hibernation.
b)
behavior.
c)
migration.
d)
camouflage.
26.
The Bald Eagle has __________.
a)
keen eyesight
b)
sharp talons
c)
sharp beak
d)
all of the above
27.

Birds flying south 800 miles to find food and to escape cold winters is an example of __________.

a)

Hibernating

b)

Migrating

c)

Camouflage

28.

What is Migration?

a)

When animals eat what they want

b)

When animals travel from one place to another to eat or get away from the cold weather.

c)

When animals are taught how to do something.

29.
Which of these choices is an example of something that is needed for survival?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Food 
c)
Water
d)
All of the above
30.

What part of the hummingbird is adapted to help it eat?

a)

eyes

b)

head

c)

wings

d)

beak

31.

Which of the following animals have "Blubber"? Select all that apply.

a)

Fennec Fox

b)

Penguin

c)

Polar Bear

d)

Lion-tailed Macaque

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